Recent Obituaries

Mar 24, 2019

Frank B. Burpo Jr., age 93, passed away on Sunday, March 24th in Brenham, Texas.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.

Frank was born on December 20, 1925 in Dallas, Texas to Frank B. Burpo Sr. and Jewell (Mc Adams) Burpo. Frank graduated...

Mar 23, 2019

Our beloved mother, LaVonne Thornton Luedemann, left us to rejoice in Heaven with her loved ones as she passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in North Zulch, Texas on Saturday March 23, 2019. While we mourn our loss, we’re happy knowing Mother is without pain for the first time in 58 years. She was a wonderful...

Mar 18, 2019

Bette Jo Powledge Sommers, 92, wife of Oscar “Jack” Sommers passed peacefully on March 18, 2019 at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Thursday at Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main, Brenham. The funeral service is scheduled for Friday, March 22, 2019 at the First Baptist Church, 303 N....

Mar 17, 2019

Teddy Hinds, age, 83, of Brenham, Texas, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

Teddy was born on June 14, 1935, in Medina, Texas, to T.R. Hinds and Silva (Keese) Hinds. He married Dottie Englehardt on January 28, 1955, in San Antonio, Texas. They were blessed with three boys.

Teddy worked as a ranch manager...

Mar 14, 2019

Vernell (Pohlmeyer) Gaddy, 84 of Brenham, went home to her Lord and Savior on March 14, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at William Penn Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Moldenhauer officiating. Internment will follow at the Wm. Penn Bethlehem Lutheran Church cemetery. Visitation is set...

Mar 12, 2019

William “Bill” Burt Manning

1927-2019

Bill Manning passed away Thursday, March 8, 2019 in Brenham, Texas of natural causes. Son of Ella Laura (Niemann) and Wilburt “Preacher” Manning, he was born November 3, 1927 in Moulton, Texas.

Bill married Joan Clark Manning (deceased) in 1956. He leaves his son Jeffrey Lynn Manning, Sr.,...

Mar 8, 2019

Bubba Dreyer, 81, of Brenham passed away on March 8th, 2019, in Brenham.

Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Sunday March 10th at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

The funeral for Bubba Dreyer will be at 2 PM Monday, March 11th, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Weideville with Pastor Ken Weiss officiating. Burial will be at the...

Mar 7, 2019

Marie Ruth Martin passed to her heavenly home March 7th, 2019 at Porta Caeli House, Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 90.

Marie was born in Wesley, Texas on October 1st, 1928 to Frank Surovik and Marie Pomykal Surovik. She was the youngest of the eleven children born to them. She was raised in the Czech community...

Mar 4, 2019

Ruth Aileen (Henske) Emshoff, 93, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 4, 2019.

Ruth was born October 2, 1925, in New Wehdem, Texas, the daughter of Theodore and Emilie (Lueckemeyer) Henske. She grew up in Austin County and attended school in New Wehdem. She was baptized December 6, 1925, by Rev. H....

Mar 4, 2019

Mae Dell (Scheffer) Thielemann, 85, of Brenham, passed away on March 4, 2019, in Brenham.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

The funeral for Mae Dell Thielemann will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Skip Stutts...

Mar 1, 2019

Dorothy Geraldine Noak Rothermel, age 89, of Brenham, Texas died March 1st, 2019 at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas.

Dorothy Geraldine Noak Rothermel was born December 20, 1929 in Carmine, Texas to Herbert and Clara Keng Noak. She was baptized May 18, 1930 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine by Rev. H. Brunotte. She...

Feb 27, 2019

Marilyn Pagel Petru, 77, a life-long resident of Yoakum, TX, passed away February, 27, 2019 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab in Brenham, TX.

Funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Yoakum, with Rev. Matthew H. Huehlefeld officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery...

Feb 27, 2019

Margaret Elaine Walker b. Oct 31, 1938 in Jacksonville, Tx d. Feb 27, 2019 in Brenham Tx. Ms Walker, a long time Brenham resident, was preceded in death by her parents Travis and Ophelia Walker, newborn daughter Linda Karen Richmond, and sister Linda Jane Walker. She is survived by son Robert Richmond of South Carolina, sister Brenda...

Feb 26, 2019

Kathryn Louise Brown, 72, passed into the arms of her beloved Savior on February 26, 2019 surrounded by her family, at home in Chappell Hill, Texas after two months of complications associated with cancer.

On October 21, 1946 in Charlotte, NC, Kathryn was born to the proud parents of Albert Charles Martinez and Bette Leak McSwain. She...

Feb 20, 2019

Fritz Adolph (Sonnie) Mueller died February 19, 2019 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab.

Fritz Adolph (Sonnie) Mueller was born January 2, 1920 to Hulda Schulz and Fritz Mueller, Jr. On June 19, 1940 he married Adonie Kieke at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine. He was a farmer raising cotton, corn, and cattle until he joined road...

Feb 18, 2019

Dorothy (Buddenberg) Lorenz, 94, of Brenham, widow of Herman E. Lorenz, died Feb. 18, 2019, in Bellville.

Visitation with the family will be held Friday, Feb. 22 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

Funeral services for Dorothy Lorenz are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23 at 3:00 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church of New...

Feb 18, 2019

Dr. H.A. “Bud” Smith, 83, died Feb. 18, 2019, in Brenham, Texas.

The funeral service for Dr. H.A. “Bud” Smith will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at First United Methodist Church in Brenham with Rev. T.J. Gableman officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Masonic Graveside Services will be held under the...

Feb 17, 2019

Thomas Garza passed away Feb. 17, 2019, with his partner Mary Clare Swabon by his side.

Thomas was born June 12, 1972, to proud parents Ruben And Guadalupe Garza in Victoria, Texas. Thomas is preceded in death by his Father Ruben Garza.

He is survived by his loving mother Guadalupe Garza; brother Ruben...

Feb 17, 2019

Margaret A. Wilkerson, age 73, of White Lake, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019.

Beloved wife of the late Louis, loving mother of Michael (Ann) Wilkerson and Wendy (Kelly) Betz, grandmother of Evan Wilkerson, Noah Betz and Mason Betz, sister of Wes (the late Joanne) Forster, Fred Forster and Becky (Dan) Wilhelm.

Feb 17, 2019

Ruth Lee Boyd Follis, 93, of Mill Creek Community, Washington County, went to be with her Lord on February 17, 2019. She was born in Alvin, Texas, April 5, 1925, the fifth child of Rollin Lee and Virginia Harness Boyd. She grew up in the Hastings Community in Alvin and the Oklahoma Community in Montgomery County. She...